AGREE!
It's easy to look up ratings. Doesn't speak to accuracy, but they lead easily in viewership - it's usually not even close, which is to be expected since they are the only network not "leaning" left. This isn't controversial. Surprising that some don't seem to know this... perhaps their news sources don't tell them...
I agree with this to a point, but you can't even pretend to have an informed opinion, if all your news comes from one of the heavily slanted/propaganda channels. You have a very one sided view that has a good chance of not even being true. If you don't check out other sources, you don't know, if it's accurate or not. Trusting one heavily slanted source shows you're not really interested in the truth. You're interested in propaganda that fits your agenda. (FWIW, all my references to "you" is a general you. It's not meant to accuse you specifically. I have no idea where you get your news.)
It was obvious they were all watching the same news channel. If your conversation topics exist solely from what you have heard from one of the "propaganda" channels in the past few days, you can't even pretend to have an informed & open mind. If you've gotten to the point that every discussion brings you back to pushing the agenda of your preferred news source, you really need to seek out other news sources, so you don't sound so clueless & lack all credibility.
Agreed. People on both sides do this. But most people I speak to think that only the “other side” does this.I agree with this to a point, but you can't even pretend to have an informed opinion, if all your news comes from one of the heavily slanted/propaganda channels. You have a very one sided view that has a good chance of not even being true. If you don't check out other sources, you don't know, if it's accurate or not. Trusting one heavily slanted source shows you're not really interested in the truth. You're interested in propaganda that fits your agenda. (FWIW, all my references to "you" is a general you. It's not meant to accuse you specifically. I have no idea where you get your news.)
Case in point, when FIL passed away two years ago, I got an up close & personal experience with people who obviously were incapable of thinking for themselves. There was a continuous flow of people visiting us at MIL's house. I sat there for hours hearing the exact same conversation. I'm not even kidding. The large majority of people who came had the same few talking points that they kept bringing up. It got to the point, that I was struggling not to laugh. How many times can you hear the exact same discussion, without finding it humorous? It was like I was experiencing groundhog day over & over.
Comet’s doing just fine. Not sure what the exact grounds to sue would be, but doubt it would be worth it. Best to move on — and they have.
That's funny. I agree that national news sources have a tendency to lean one way or the other, but I don't think all local sources do. Anyone who thinks all news sources, but one, is wrong, should probably question the accuracy of their chosen news source. That doesn't even sound logical. It's hard to imagine that only one news source out of the many options tells the truth. How does that make sense to anyone?AGREE!
It's easy to look up ratings. Doesn't speak to accuracy, but they lead easily in viewership - it's usually not even close, which is to be expected since they are the only network not "leaning" left. This isn't controversial. Surprising that some don't seem to know this... perhaps their news sources don't tell them...
Agreed. I never suggested this. Said the opposite, actually, in terms of where/how I get my news.
They got a ton. They didn’t want to keep dwelling on this. I think it was smart on their part to move on.
IMO, the fact that people want to say the other side is just as bad is a problem. The fact that a person finds one side closed minded doesn't mean it's okay to be closed minded him or herself. It's bad to have total faith in either slanted/propaganda channel. The fact is they are agenda driven. The truth doesn't really matter. There's no good way to spin it. I don't believe that any news source is accurate 100% of the time, but the heavily slanted/propaganda channels teach more hate than show real news these days. That's a major problem in this country & people need to wake up & realize it. It worries me that too many people are buying what those channels are selling. It's worrying for our country as a whole.Agreed. People on both sides do this. But most people I speak to think that only the “other side” does this.
I think that was part of the point being made.
Agreed. People on both sides do this. But most people I speak to think that only the “other side” does this.
I think that was part of the point being made.
I don't necessarily disagree with your point, but I don't think your hypothetical is the most common situation. The different take is not so much with the individual stories themselves. It's more like the 5 news outlets get a bunch of stories. Four choose to run certain ones and highlight certain ones. The other chooses to run others and highlight others.
This is not my experience at all.
Yes. This is why I like news aggregation sites and message boards where people post articles from a variety of sources for comment. I feel like I'm not only getting more of the "facts," but also some insight to how the sources (AND the commenters) choose to include/exclude/spin/etc the "facts."
